Vince McMahon and Ric Flair can not be controlled in Season Play mode.
Shane McMahon is not in the game, but can be readily in Create-A-Superstar mode create yourself.
All 14 pay-per-view arenas made it to the game; including the two England-events.
The Women's title can not be fought.
New match types over its predecessor: Cage with pinfall / 3 Stages Of Hell /
Captain Fall Day Match / Armageddon Hell in the Cell / Ultimate Submission / and a whole new set of tornado and hardcore versions.
My conclusion: "Smackdowm: SYM".. Is the first wrestling game where the story mode is no longer plagued by illogical matches and developments (as in the predecessor) Too short he is anyway no longer The storylines are quite simple but simultaneously staged also quite exciting, so you always want to know how it goes on. Unfortunately, the season mode (the 2002-2004 running) due to the high density of cutscenes after two years completely over, so that the belt (no matter who they had at the end of the game) again end up with the same wrestlers like at the beginning and you therefore again starts the next game in 2002. Although there is a fixed main story (the war between Ric Flair and Vince), at which the season mode lurches along, but you will experience depending on the selected wrestler other feuds and intrigue, so that a number of trips Playing definitely worth to time you can unlock only all Secrets when you proud by playing the game three times.
Graphics and presentation are at a high level; on the technical side, there is virtually nothing to complain about. Sure thing: "SYM" is in my opinion the best ever WWE game on all consoles.
5 Stars!